Nano-optical image and probe in a scanning near-field optical microscope

被引:5
作者
Hosaka, S [1 ]
Shintani, T [1 ]
Kikukawa, A [1 ]
Itoh, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Hitachi Ltd, Adv Res Lab, Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
关键词
SNOM; NSOM; nanometer size; near-field; MTF; non-contact; SPM;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-4332(98)00560-1
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We study a nanometer-sized optical probe and image in a scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM). We demonstrated the potential to observe 5-nn wide optical patterns using the SNOM. The probe profile was measured by using a knife-edge method and a modulated transfer function evaluation method. An aluminum covered and pipet-pulled fiber probe used hen has two optical probes, one which has a large diameter of 350 nm and one which has a small diameter of around 10 nm. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:388 / 393
页数:6
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